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Donald Trump is at war with the rest of the world.

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We have become a battered and traumatized people.

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Meanwhile, the peso has dropped through the floor.

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Weather will be the determinant of the size of tomorrow’s rallies.

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Everyday, this past week, we received sometimes conflicting instructions about the use of EDSA when the rehabilitation begins.

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There seems to be some hesitation to fully examine the results of the last elections in the mainstream media channels.

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Donald Trump is at war with the rest of the world.

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Meanwhile, the peso has dropped through the floor.

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Weather will be the determinant of the size of tomorrow’s rallies.

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Everyday, this past week, we received sometimes conflicting instructions about the use of EDSA when the rehabilitation begins.

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There seems to be some hesitation to fully examine the results of the last elections in the mainstream media channels.

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